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Hard-Body Meltdown

The secret to slimming down isn’t adding more cardio—it's serious strength training! Rev up your metabolism and burn more calories around the clock with this muscle-making circuit. Incorporate this workout into our No-Fail Fat-Loss Plan to shed even the peskiest pounds in 6 weeks.

How it works: Perform each exercise back-to-back, resting 30 to 45 seconds between moves as needed. Complete 3 circuits total.

Total Time: up to 15 minutes

You will need: Free weights, Medicine ball

1. Med-Ball Plank

Begin in plank position with hands balancing on top of a medicine ball. Keep abs drawn into spine and think about pressing chest away from the ball with strong arms as you hold the position. (Place feet wider apart to make the move easier; add a challenge by moving them closer together.)

Sets:

3

Reps:

45 seconds

2. Long-Lunge Row

Begin in a wide split stance with right leg forward and left heel lifted, both legs straight, holding dumbbells. Bend right knee, reaching dumbbells toward the floor on either side of right leg, hinging forward from hips, and keeping spine naturally straight and abs engaged.

B.

Extend right leg as arms row behind body, bending elbows and pulling weights in by sides, and keeping torso slightly hinged forward (body should make a diagonal line from left heel to head). Complete the prescribed number of reps on each side.

4. Alternating Press March

Stand with feet together holding a dumbbell in front of chest with both hands.

B.

Engage abs and grasp dumbbell with right hand, pressing right arm overhead as left knee lifts in front of hip and left arm lowers by side. Balance for 1 count, return to start. Repeat on opposite side. That's 1 rep.